Ron Stevens Ron Stevens i(A6091 works by) (a.k.a. Ronald Alfred Stevens)
Born: Established: 1926 Richmond, Hawkesbury area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Ron Stevens is the son of Horace Alfred Stevens and his wife, Elizabeth Beulah Stevens nee Alderton of Sydney. Ron Stevens joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1944 but transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1946 where he remained until 1974. He retired as a Commander. Stevens gained a B.A. degree majoring in English Literature from Macquarie University in 1979 and joined writing groups such as the Youngstreet Poets. Stevens has been an office bearer, and is a life member, of the New South Wales Branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. He is also a founding member of the Australian Bush Poets' Association.

Stevens has collected many national and regional awards for his poetry including those listed below.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2015 second place Banjo Paterson Writing Awards Bush Poetry for Poets at The Royal Hotel
2010 winner Banjo Paterson Writing Awards Bush Poetry for 'Behind the Flag'.
2009 winner Banjo Paterson Writing Awards Bush Poetry for 'The Shame of Staying Put'.

Awards for Works

Cutting Out, 1891-1991 i "I'd been reading Svensen's story of the Queensland Shearers' War", 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bronze Swagman Award : Celebrating 40 Years of Bush Verse 1972-2011 2011; (p. 63-64)
1991 winner The Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse
Legends, Jokes at Old Folk's Home i "Let's turn the telly off, old mate", 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bronze Swagman Award : Celebrating 40 Years of Bush Verse 1972-2011 2011; (p. 47-49)
1986 runner-up The Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse
Triple Exposure i "Tread lightly here", 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 14 no. 1999; (p. 1-2)
1999 winner Verandah Awards The Matthew Rocca Poetry Prize
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